| SWINEHERD | Animal minder's novel way to secure tent, for example |
| GUYROPE | Line fixed to the ground to secure tent (3-4) |
| ESTATEAGENT | Factor with tent for example at sea? At sea (6,5) |
| GUY | Rope to secure tent |
| FLAP | A motion or sound of a flag, sail or a bird's wing; a hinged leaf of a table; a pet door; a loose pendant part of an envelope or a tent, for example; a large broad mushroom; or, a fluster/tizz (4) |
| HERDSMEN | That girl’s boyfriends include extremely dubious animal minders |
| OVERHEARD | Accidentally picked up report of animal minder's position |
| SHEPHERD | She paid to secure her animal minder (8) |
| ROULETTE | Way to secure permit for gambling game (8) |
| AGAINST | Opposed to a way to secure profit (7) |
| SPINET | Way to secure deal for instrument |
| ANSWERTHEDOOR | Whore snorted, a novel way to respond to her knockers (6,3,4) |
| HAGGARD | She helped in a novel way to get a title for him (7) |
| KIDNAPPED | Novel way to have been held to ransom (9) |
| GOATHERD | Animal minder from Indian state, by the way (8) |
| COWHERD | Bully tried, we hear, to be animal minder (7) |
| NEATHERD | Boring type carrying articles for old animal minder |
| SHEPHERDESS | He’s pressed hard, surprisingly, to find an animal minder |
| KEEPER | Ring, perhaps, for animal minder at zoo (6) |
| PADLOCK | One way to secure former standing within group (7) |
